Chiles Troubled Star of Philadelphia Baseball
Vivid tale of Chiles a Philadelphia baseball figure and third base coach whose raucous voice sparked protests. A Texas jail stay for attempted chance is recalled along with Steinfeldt’s vow to repay a forty cent aid to a sick Cuba traveler. Vengeance mercy and oddball ballpark insults color the vignette from the last century.
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Philadelphia
Chiles
Quaker City
Texas
Cuba
Steinfieldt
Cincinnati
Steinfeldt
Pete
Harry
Westminster Nine Returns From Eastern Trip
Westminster’s baseball team completed a two city Eastern swing with key wins and losses. They beat State College 3 to 2 in the commencement game on State grounds, then defeated Altoona 18 to 8 before a 5-0 shutout at Johnstown. Cameron pitched State and Johnstown games with McKim at Altoona as H. L. A. C. prepares for New Wilmington games.
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Westminster
State College
Altoona
Monarch
Johnstown
Cameron
McKim
New Wilmington
Baseball plan to unify leagues and cut salaries proposed
President Soden of Boston outlines a vision for a single national organization split into East and West regions. He proposes interregional series, reduced travel costs, and a single governing body. He predicts 25-cent games and top players earning 1200 to 1600 dollars annually as the major solution.
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Soden
Boston
Mil City fish law offenders pursued by club and wardens
The Fin Fur and Feather club of Mil City and the fish wardens pursue violators of the fish law amid frequent dynamiting and many dead fish in streams. Authorities are exhausting all means to catch the lawbreakers as annual stocking continues and a $100 fine plus six months in jail awaits.
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Mil City
Jali
Baseball batting averages and player notes from Western Association
A fragmented recap lists Erik Sporting items with batting averages for Pat Wright 312 with Toledo Natress 259 with Fort Wayne Lattimer 191 with Port Wayne and notes Bob Cargo as the best of old New Castle players in the Western Association at 4th with 823 Bransfield of Pittsburgh a catcher turned first baseman and potential backstop options involving Connor Zimmer and Hinton from Homestead.
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Natress
Fort Wayne
Lattimer
Port Wayne
New Castle
Bob Cargo
Westminster Triumphs Over Fredonia in 8-2 Win
Westminster college defeated Fredonia Institute 8 to 2 at New Wilmington. Pitcher Yoltom impressed with 12 strikeouts and four hits allowed. Edmundson also contributed strong play as Westminster players showcased solid team effort.
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Westminster College
Fredonia Institute
New Wilmington
Yoltom
Westminster Boys
Edmundson
New Wilmington Boys
The Shining Days of Summer by John Burroughs
Excerpted lines describe summer’s renewal across fields and woods with luminous imagery. The poem speaks of fresh landscapes, silver light, blooming clover, buzzing hives, and rivers brightened by dawn and mist, conveying a serene late seasonal mood.
Free Lunches for Bees and Plant Partners
The piece explains how flowers lure pollinators with nectar and honey guides, detailing violet strategies, clover and jack in the pulpit mechanisms, and how insects interact with blossoms. It also adds a Midwest anecdote on a North Dakota physician exchange over fees and a farmer’s wife case.
Nerve Pills Claim Sleep Restore Hope and Strength
A reader from New Castle Pennsylvania testifies that Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills helped him sleep naturally after months of poor rest. He says his nerves are steady and his energy returns, recommending the pills sold for 50 cents a box with the physician's portrait and signature on each package.
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A. W. Chase
Ixdwin Johnson
Mill Street
New Castle
Paisley
East Washington Street
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
M. D
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claims Reward
A historical advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot perform. It presents F J Cheney and company of Toledo as responsible and trustworthy. The notice asserts internal action through the blood and mucous membranes and promotes pricing at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
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Hall
FJ. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Beeve
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Pan-American Excursion Rates Announced by P and L E R R
The P and L E railroad announces daily excursion tickets to Buffalo starting June 1. Season tickets run to October 31 at 8.75 dollars. fifteen day tickets are 7.30. ten day tickets 6.45. Special Tuesday coach tickets cost 4.30, not valid in Pullman cars, for train No. 17 departing New Castle at 7:50 a.m. and arriving Buffalo 2 p.m. Return by midnight Thursday after sale.
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P. & L. E. Railroad
Buffalo
Pullman
New Castle
Cas
Pitts
Payette
City & Bitim
Pittsburg Flyer
jjYoungstown Ac
Falls
Burg
Oxpress
American Fix
Cleve
Cincinnati
Chicago
Eric
Ut-Lalo
Pittsbug
Cleveland
Tixpressee
Youngstown
Pittsburg
Union Station
YOUR
L. A
South American Tonic touted as universal stomach cure
An advertisement claims South American Tonic permanently cures stomach weakness and indigestion with first dose relief. It promotes the remedy as safe for all, with many assertions of reliability and world-wide usefulness, listing local druggists in New Castle Pennsylvania.
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D.D
F.F
William & John Sts
New York
George W. Clutton
New Castle
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Pullman Sleeper to Chicago Leaves at 6 55 P M
The Pullman sleeper train bound for Chicago departs at 6 55 PM and is scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 1 00 AM.
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Chicago
Bees and flowers nature’s chain of pollination explained
The passage explains a chain reaction from old maids to cats to field mice to bumble bees and purple clover. It describes how bees pollinate, starting at lower branches and moving upward, and notes that most flowers rely on insects or wind for fertilization with showy flowers attracting pollinators.
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Huxley
Exertion Grounds for Divorce Cited in Cloth Talk
In a humorous exchange from the Detroit Free Press style of a court tale a lawyer questions a man’s grounds for divorce. The client insists the ground is exertion not desertion claiming his wife’s persistent efforts to make him miserable.
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Detroit Pree Press
Cheap Buffalo Run by P. L. E. Every Tuesday
The P. L. E. offers a through train to Buffalo every Tuesday for 4.20 dollars. Travel is good for three days with through carriages at 7 50 p m and arrival in Buffalo at 2 p m.
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Buffalo
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Lackawanna Schedule
Train timetable fragment shows a June 2 schedule for the Cleveland Short Line with departure and arrival notes unreadable due to OCR errors. The fragment mentions routes and times but lacks complete details for a full summary.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg and Eastbound Passenger Schedule for New Castle
Schedule of passenger trains effective November 35th 1900 for Pitys Burs and Western Railroad at New Castle Pennsylvania. Eastbound trains depart central time for Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York at 4 05 am and 9 14 am daily and 6 22 pm daily for Pittsburg Washington Baltimore Philadelphia. A 6 20 am weekday service goes to Pittsburg with connections at Callery Junction for Butler Foxburg Clarion and Kane.
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New Castle
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburg
Butler
Foxburg
Clarion and Kane
Altimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Akron
Canton
EAS
Allegheny
West
Lmited
Youngstown
Ucketa
Baltimore & Ohio
Mitshburg
Lurnen
John K. Cowen
C.W, Trassntt
Qen
Pans
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Ohio
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Malvern, Pa
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